Chapter 9 World Studies
Nazca and Moche
Around the time Chavin culture declined, what two groups were building flourishjng societies in the Andes?
religious
Because no evidence of political or economic organization has been discovered, many scholars believe the Chavin civilization was primarily?
villages
Between 3600 BC and 2500 BC, what were established along the Pacific coast of South America?
squashes, gourds, beans, avocados and chiles
By 5,000 BC, what types of plants were being grown as food in present-day Mexico?
by foot
By what means of transportation do many experts believe the first Americans arrived?
Monte Alban
High atop a mountain at the center of the Oaxaca Valley, the Zapotec built the first urban center in the Americas known as?
Beringia
Many historians believe the first inhabitants of the Americas came from Asia over a land bridge known as what?
Peru
South America's first civilization developed in what modern day country?
a large trade network throughout Mesoamerica
The Olmec appear to have been prosperous because of the establishment of what?
mesoamerica's "mother culture"
The Olmec are also known as?
Veracruz and Tabasco
The Olmec lived along the Gulf Coast of Mexico, in the modern day Mexican states of?
over 1,000 years
The Zapotec controlled the Oaxaca Valley and the surrounding area for how many years?
the Sun
The Zapotec left behind a hieroglyphic writing system and a calendar based on the movement what?
enormous wealth
Waht have uncovered Moche tombs revealed about the Moche?
the Zapotec
What ancient Mesoamerican culture developed in the Oaxaca Valley?
Jaguar
What animal do some scholars believe represented a powerful Olmec rain god?
Maize (corn)
What became the most important food crop for early Americans?
they were following game (prey)
What do most archeologists think was the reason that the first people came to the Americas?
agriculture
Early Americans efforts at planting and harvesting led to the rise of?
9,000
How many miles do the American Continents stretch from north to south?
the Olmec
Mesoamerica's first known civilization builders were a people known as?
Mesoamerica
The story of the developed civilizations in the Americas began in a region called?
small boats
What is another way some scholars believe the earliest Americans arrived?
La Venta
What is the name of another site where archeologists discovered Olmec earthen mounds?
the Andes Mountains
What is the rugged terrain where the early cultures of South America arose called?
the Maya
What later group did the Olmec influence?
swamps and jungles
What type of environment covered the Gulf coast?
the Mammoth
What was the most rewarding prey for early Americans?
end of the last ice age (10,000 BC)
When did the first Americans arrive?
San Lorenzo
Where did archeologists discover Olmec earthen mounds, courtyards, and plazas?
South America
Where did the Chavin create a "mother culture"?
the Nazca
Which South American civilization developed extensive irrigation systems, including underground canals, that allowed them to farm the land?
the Moche
Which South American culture lasted from about 100AD to 700AD, created beautiful pottery and jewelry, and vanished leaving little evidence of their existence?
society
With the development of agriculture, what became more complex?
